Known for

Acting

Born

Dec 11, 1935

Died

Jun 4, 2015 (aged 79)

Place of birth

Montevideo, Uruguay

Javier Alberto Methol Abal

Javier Alfredo Methol Abal was a Uruguayan businessman and lecturer. He was one of the 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 and the oldest survivor. After the disaster, he returned to the tobacco company Abal Hnos., where he later served as a director and corporate affairs executive. He also became a public speaker and founded the ¡Viven! Foundation in 2007.

Titles

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

Movie • 2007